Sustainable Food Trade Association

“Form 990-ez, page 2 part iii: the organizations primary exempt purpose: a non-profit trade association dedicated to helping the organic food trade transition to more sustainable practices that contribute to a positive impact for the environment, society, and business. Form 990-ez page 2, part iii lines 28, 29 and 30:sfta held 8 webinars, 1 training, a three-part educational series, and organized and/or participated in 5 presentations to educate and inform members and non-members about sustainability metrics, strategies and implementation plans for their businesses.a new sustainable packaging working group was formed to explore new innovations and technologies for packaging that meets sustainability criteria. The supply chain working group developed a supply chain sustainability questionnaire in english and spanish that can be used to gather basic sustainability information from growers and value-add processors across the world. Form 990-ez page 2, part iii lines 28, 29 and 30:the climate collaborative, a project of sfta and osc2, was created to increase organic business participation in meaningful actions to address climate change.”

“Description AmountWORKSHOP INCOME 1,358WEBINAR INCOME 317CLIMATE COLLABORATION FEE 10,000REIMBURSED EXPENSES 66CREDIT CARD REBATES 178”

“Description AmountMARKETING 3,260GRAPHIC DESIGN 686WEBSITE SERVICES 538MEMBER EDUCATION 5,585MEALS 190TRAVEL 4,303MEMBERSHIPS 677GO TO MEETING 1,010TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 149OFFICE SUPPLIES 251BOARD EXPENSES 1,338OTHER EXPENSES 475BANK FEES 24INSURANCE 811COMMUNICATIONS EXPENSE - OTHER 153”

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 24,035 64,775PREPAID EXPENSES 2,666 0”

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearCLIMATE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT 0 185,377”

“1. Associate membership category deleted, now only two categories of membership: Full members with voting rights and Friends without voting rights2. Change from only organic food companies eligible for Full membership to all companies engaged in the organic sector.3. Friends are individuals, academics, NGOs, and businesses not serving the organic sector.4. All Full members must complete the SFTA Quick Impact Assessment and also submit another report of their choice: the SFTA reporting template, SFTA dashboard report, or a self-produced sustainability or social responsibility report.5. Term limits added for board members, however extensions of term limits can be approved by a majority vote of the board.6. Elected board member vacancies temporarily filled by board appointment.”